Antonio Skármeta
Paperback | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 3.71 | 10483 Users | 1306 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Ardiente paciencia |
| ISBN: | 0786881275 (ISBN13: 9780786881277) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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The Postman (Il Postino) is a bittersweet tale of first love ignited by the power and passion of Pablo Neruda's timeless poetry.Unlike the other men of his village, Mario balks at the prospect of life as a fisherman, choosing instead to become the postman for a beautiful island, just off the mainland. Although the island has a number of inhabitants, Mario has only one postal customer, the only literate resident, who is also Chile's most beloved poet, Pablo Neruda, who is living in exile.
The friendship between the postman and the poet blossoms, Mario begs Neruda for advice on how best to woo the voluptuous young barmaid, Beatriz, with whom Mario has fallen in love. As Neruda tutors him in the finer lessons of love, Mario discovers that he too has a gift for poetry. Soon the island air is thick with the exchange of sensuous metaphors.
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| Title | : | The Postman |
| Author | : | Antonio Skármeta |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1995 by Miramax Books (first published 1985) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Novels. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Literature. Cultural. Latin American. Classics |
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Ratings: 3.71 From 10483 Users | 1306 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books The Postman
This was such a ridiculous book that could have been interesting if things were done differently.How would one silly teenage postman catch the attention and win the trust of a man such as Pablo Neruda all of a sudden?Ok, he was annoyingly persistent in his goal of talking to the poet, but so what? I would think it would take a bit more, such as Neruda seeing him as a kindred soul of sorts or maybe being reminded of his young self.No luck there. Mario was amazingly childish, boring and dumb. AllI like the writing style and the humor of Antonio Skarmeta, but I don't understand the purpose of this book. Is it about love, Pablo Neruda, or Chilean politics of the 1970s? I feel like it wants to be all three but never really achieves any of them. It's a good book but not a great one. I like Mario and the character of Pablo Neruda, and the descriptions of Isla Negra are beautiful. I agree with some of the other reviews on here, though, that there could have been more to the story. I probably
A touching novel showing the beginning of Chilean period under Salvador Allende. I have the chance to visit Neruda's house in Isla Negra which was projected by Neruda himself: from his bedroom we can envisage the whole Pacific in front of us; the same happens with his workshop. There are plenty of personnel objects exposed and all his three houses (Valparaiso, Isla Negra and Santiago) are kept under Neruda Foundation. I saw the corresponding movie a long time ago, I must watch it again after
The book The Postman follows a young man named Mario Jiménez working as a postman. Only, he isn't a normal postman who delivers the mail to the people, he only delivers it to one person, Pablo Neruda. I liked this book because it was an inspiring story, showing that even a postman can become a poet. I liked this book so much, it inspired me to go and read some of the poems written by Pablo Neruda himself, and also found out that there is a movie based on the idea of the book, and plan to watch
Seduced by The Postman, I fell in love with this unique little gem of a novel.
Really 2.5Sometimes a short novel or novella can seamlessly pack a lot in and sometimes it can be a hodgepodge that tries to do so and fails. Such was my take on the Postman. Was it a romance? A statement on poetry? A story of Chile under Allende and then Pinochet? There were some delightful discussions on metaphor between young Mario, the towns postal carrier whose only patron who can read is supposedly Neruda, and the poet. Mario falls head over heels in love with the well-bosomed Beatriz who
A small book that is both humorous and poignant. A mix of Neruda's poetry and the wooing of a young girl by the young man who delivers the mail to him. Neruda, of course get involved. Politics and the Allende government play a significant toll towards the end. Don't think I will ever think of metaphors in quite the same way.
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